INC Attends the 35th European Trade Meeting in Hamburg

On November 18, 2022, the INC attended the 35th European Trade Meeting, organized by Waren-Verein der Hamburger Börse e.V., in Hamburg, Germany. The meeting brought together around 100 participants from various nut and dried fruit organizations and companies from 12 countries. Discussions focused on some of the most important topics for the nut and dried […]

Latest Trade News and Agreements: December 2022

EU-Australia: FTA Negotiations, Round Thirteen The thirteenth round of the Australia-EU FTA negotiations took place in Brussels on October 17-21, 2022. The EU negotiating team was led by the Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission while the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade led the Australian delegation. Both Australia and the EU have […]

November 2022 News Brief

Check out the Highlight Video from SIAL The INC Pavilion at SIAL Paris 2022 was undoubtedly a success, transforming into the heart and center of the nut and dried fruit industry. The pavilion served as a meeting point for INC Members and the co-exhibitors were able to grow their business with new contacts through high […]

62nd International Dried Grape Conference

Delegations from Argentina, Australia, Chile, Greece, Iran, South Africa, Türkiye, and the United States participated in the third online meeting of the International Seedless Dried Grape Producing Countries Conference. Mr. Osman Oz from Türkiye was elected chairman, Mr. Mark King from Australia was elected deputy chairman, and Mrs. Ece Tırkaz from Türkiye was elected secretary […]

Nut Consumption and Cardiovascular Health in Young Adults

A study has been published in the journal Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases, that examines the long-term association of walnut, other nut, and no nut consumption with cardiovascular disease (CVD). The researchers analyzed a total of 3,092 young adults who were enrolled in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) study. In the […]

Peanuts May Help Improve Gut Health

The journal, Clinical Nutrition has published a study that examined how peanuts as a nighttime snack may be beneficial to gut health. While tree nuts influence gut microbiota composition, the effect of peanut consumption had not been investigated yet. The aim of the study was to analyze the effect of consuming 28 g/d of peanuts […]

The Impact of Nut Consumption on Adolescents’ Academic Performance

By: Prof. Jordi Salas-Salvadó in collaboration with Maria Pascual-Compte Human Nutrition Unit from the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Hospital Universitari de Sant Joan de Reus, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, IISPV, Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus (Spain). CIBER, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad […]

The Effect of Walnut Consumption on Lipids

A recently published study in Nutrients aimed to see how walnut consumption affects the lipid profile of consumers. A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials from 2010 to 2022 were conducted by researchers in order to look at how walnut consumption affects the lipid profile. In total, 13 trials from the US, Europe, […]

Raisins, Sultanas and Currants Global Statistical Review

Türkiye As reported by the Aegean Exporters’ Association, Sultana raisin production for 2022/23 is forecasted at 320,000 metric tons, up by 10% from 2021/22. Exports from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022 reached 252,000 MT, an increase of 11% compared to the 2020/21 marketing year. New crop shipments year to date (September 1-October 1, […]